http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Ethnic pride may be as important as self-esteem to the mental health of young African-American adolescents, according to a new study in the Nov/Dec issue of the journal Child Development. http://www.physorg.com/news178906203.html Medicine & Health Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:20:02 EST news178906203 (PhysOrg.com) -- USF Health researcher shows motivational "women-only" cardiac rehab improves symptoms of depression. http://www.physorg.com/news178822945.html Medicine & Health Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:20:01 EST news178822945 Maternal depression can worsen asthma symptoms in their children, according to research from Johns Hopkins Children's Center published online in the Journal of Pediatric Psychology. http://www.physorg.com/news177874740.html Medicine & Health Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:00:02 EST news177874740 Depressive symptoms improved among women with coronary heart disease who participated in a motivationally-enhanced cardiac rehabilitation program exclusively for women, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2009. http://www.physorg.com/news177694132.html Medicine & Health Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:20:08 EST news177694132 Racial discrimination is a major threat to African American women's mental health. It undermines their view of themselves as masters of their own life circumstances and makes them less psychologically resilient and more prone to depression. These findings by Dr. Verna Keith, from Florida State University in the US and her colleagues, are published online in Springer's journal Sex Roles. http://www.physorg.com/news176567258.html Medicine & Health Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:28:16 EST news176567258 (PhysOrg.com) -- People who eat a diet laden with processed and high-fat foods may put themselves at greater risk of depression, according to UCL (University College London) research published today. http://www.physorg.com/news176369681.html Medicine & Health Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:40:01 EST news176369681 (PhysOrg.com) -- Pregnant women with significant symptoms of depression tend to have a stronger biological reaction to the seasonal flu vaccine than do women with lower depression levels, according to a new study. http://www.physorg.com/news175961326.html Medicine & Health Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:09:39 EST news175961326 Patients who visit their family doctors for fatigue have a wide range of diagnoses yet the prevalence of serious illness was low, according to a Dutch study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://www.physorg.com/news175787859.html Medicine & Health Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:00:01 EST news175787859 Too much light at night can lead to symptoms of depression, according to a new study in mice. Researchers found that mice housed in a lighted room 24 hours a day exhibited more depressive symptoms than did similar mice that had a normal light-dark cycle. http://www.physorg.com/news175347475.html Medicine & Health Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:39:43 EST news175347475 A new report from the American Psychiatric Association (APA) and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, which is published by Elsevier in the September-October 2009 issue of General Hospital Psychiatry, explores the management of pregnancy and depression. http://www.physorg.com/news172739734.html Medicine & Health Mon, 21 Sep 2009 08:30:04 EST news172739734 A study in the Sept.1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that current or past exposure to workplace bullying is associated with increased sleep disturbances. Associations also were found between observed bullying and sleep disruption, indicating that bullying has detrimental effects even when it is experienced indirectly. http://www.physorg.com/news171000035.html Medicine & Health Tue, 01 Sep 2009 05:01:04 EST news171000035 University of Minnesota Project Eating Among Teens (EAT) researchers have identified factors that may increase overweight adolescents' risk of engaging in extreme weight control behaviors such as self-induced vomiting, the use of diet pills, laxatives, and diuretics, as well as binge eating. Overweight youth with certain socio-environmental, psychological, and behavioral tendencies, such as reading magazine articles about dieting, reporting a lack of family connectedness, placing a high importance on weight, and reporting having participated in unhealthy weight control behaviors, are more likely to suffer from eating disorders. http://www.physorg.com/news168181002.html Medicine & Health Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:58:27 EST news168181002 People with memory problems who are depressed are more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease compared to people who are not depressed, according to a study published in the current issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. However, the research also shows that the popular Alzheimer's drug donepezil may delay the progression to Alzheimer's disease for depressed people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or memory problems. http://www.physorg.com/news164302262.html Medicine & Health Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:31:25 EST news164302262 Possessing a greater purpose in life is associated with lower mortality rates among older adults according to a new study by researchers at Rush University Medical Center. The study, published in journal, Psychosomatic Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news164290066.html Medicine & Health Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:08:25 EST news164290066 Older Americans with depressive symptoms and poor mental health tend to get seven hours of sleep per night or less, according to new research. http://www.physorg.com/news163822762.html Medicine & Health Wed, 10 Jun 2009 04:34:27 EST news163822762 A new study of Chinese-American youth has found that family obligation, for example caring for siblings or helping elders, plays a positive role in the mental health of Chinese-American adolescents and may prevent symptoms of depression in later teenage years. http://www.physorg.com/news163343011.html Medicine & Health Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:03:52 EST news163343011 Numerous studies have shown that depression is associated with an increased risk of heart disease, but exactly how has never been clear. http://www.physorg.com/news160143549.html Medicine & Health Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:19:31 EST news160143549 (PhysOrg.com) -- More people live behind bars in the United States than in any other country, but the American prison system punishes more than just its inmates--it also takes a toll on the health of friends and loved ones left behind. http://www.physorg.com/news159553964.html Medicine & Health Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:33:37 EST news159553964 The first study to monitor physical activity in breast cancer patients for five years suggests that patients with greater depressive symptoms and a lower emotional quality of life are less likely to exercise as part of their recovery than are patients reporting less distress. http://www.physorg.com/news159540621.html Medicine & Health Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:50:46 EST news159540621 Be careful of that raunchy joke that gets all the laughs. As funny as folks at work may find it, it's probably hurting morale. http://www.physorg.com/news158245640.html Medicine & Health Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:08:44 EST news158245640 Mothers of multiples have 43 percent increased odds of having moderate to severe depressive symptoms nine months after giving birth compared to mothers of single-born children, according to researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Researchers examined the relationship between multiple births and maternal depressive symptoms and found that multiple births increased the odds of maternal depression, and that few mothers with depressive symptoms, regardless of the multiple births status, reported talking to a mental health specialist or a general medical provider. The results are published in the April 1, 2009, issue of Pediatrics. http://www.physorg.com/news157616209.html Medicine & Health Mon, 30 Mar 2009 07:17:16 EST news157616209 Less than an hour of daily exercise reduces depressive symptoms and improves self esteem in overweight children, Medical College of Georgia researchers say. http://www.physorg.com/news156619125.html Medicine & Health Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:19:13 EST news156619125 Although not having many close friends contributes to poorer health for many older adults, those who also feel lonely face even greater health risks, research at the University of Chicago suggests. Older people who are able to adjust to being alone don't have the same health problems. http://www.physorg.com/news156618536.html Medicine & Health Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:09:18 EST news156618536 Creating a family life incorporating the care needs of a child dependent on technology is a daunting task. Much of this task seems to fall upon mothers to help everyone in the family adjust. However, mothers often need help of their own to cope with the challenges of raising these children, a research study from Case Western Reserve University has found. http://www.physorg.com/news156612930.html Medicine & Health Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:36:03 EST news156612930 A lack of Vitamin D, due to reduced sunlight, has been linked to depression and the symptoms of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), but research by the University of Warwick shows there is no clear link between the levels of vitamin D in the blood and depression. http://www.physorg.com/news156519460.html Medicine & Health Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:38:11 EST news156519460 New data published in the March 17, 2009, issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology suggest that relatively healthy women with severe depression are at increased risk of cardiac events, including sudden cardiac death (SCD) and fatal coronary heart disease (CHD). Researchers found that much of the relationship between depressive symptoms and cardiac events was mediated by cardiovascular disease risk factors, such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol and smoking. http://www.physorg.com/news155842498.html Medicine & Health Mon, 09 Mar 2009 18:35:38 EST news155842498 (PhysOrg.com) -- Women in strained marriages are more likely to feel depressed and suffer high blood pressure, obesity and other signs of "metabolic syndrome," a group of risk factors for heart disease, stroke and diabetes, University of Utah psychologists found. http://www.physorg.com/news155395855.html Medicine & Health Thu, 05 Mar 2009 01:00:02 EST news155395855 A new study describes the psychological profile of adolescents who have received kidney transplants and compares them to those of healthy peers. The findings reveal a significantly higher prevalence of psychiatric conditions (depression, phobia, ADHD), educational impairment and social isolation among adolescents who had undergone a transplant. The study appears in Pediatric Transplantation. http://www.physorg.com/news153058676.html Medicine & Health Thu, 05 Feb 2009 12:18:32 EST news153058676 Omega-3s ease psychological distress and depressive symptoms often suffered by menopausal and perimenopausal women, according to researchers at Université Laval's Faculty of Medicine. Their study, published in the February issue of The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, presents the first evidence that omega-3 supplements are effective for treating common menopause-related mental health problems. http://www.physorg.com/news152370486.html Medicine & Health Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:08:24 EST news152370486 The country's economic crisis could have lasting effects on children from families that fall into poverty, according to a new paper by researchers from Iowa State University's Institute for Social and Behavioral Research. http://www.physorg.com/news149271850.html Medicine & Health Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:24:10 EST news149271850